Re: Denver Trade Nixed....Fallout..They Have To Be Traded/Team will be built around S

I actually thought McCosky's review of those negotiations was pretty believable.

1) The Nuggets contacted Joe to try to get Billups and they asked Joe who he wanted in return. 2) Joe said Anthony. 3) As the conversation progressed, Joe threw Tay out there too, because Anthony would be our 3, and Tay won't be coming off the bench. 4) The Nuggets didn't really want to trade Melo and put AI and Camby's names on the table. 5) Joe ended the negotiations b/c of their unwillingness to offer their best player.

This doesn't mean that Joe was ready to trade CB and TP for Melo. He may have been looking to get something else too, but the talks never got that far b/c Denver nixed the Melo component early on.

I just want to know where the source of this info is. I'm hoping it's true...Please post a link if you know of one. Thanks.

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I'm not sure it would matter much either way, in terms of the chances of the deal getting done. I'm pretty I remember the KG-to-Boston deal being declared "dead" at some point last summer, only to come back later.

I'm not sure it would matter much either way, in terms of the chances of the deal getting done. I'm pretty I remember the KG-to-Boston deal being declared "dead" at some point last summer, only to come back later.

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Exactly. Plus, despite Melo's attorney publicly saying otherwise, I think Denver knows they need to move Melo as the relationship b/w him and the team is gettin kinda ugly. That is why Denver hasn't come out publicy and send anything or at least "leaked" that they have no interest in trading him.

Re: Denver Trade Nixed....Fallout..They Have To Be Traded/Team will be built around S

I too think that Joe D is moving CB out of total respect for CB. I think the deal will probably get done once the smoke clears and all the postering is over. My only hope is that we won't have to part with AJ, Affalo, or JMAX. [quote G ] - Postering over. Denver called JD.